admin Japan, like much of the world, is currently crazy for tapioca. The boom for boba-filled milk tea has given birth to tapioca ramen and bubble beer, and now one of the world’s top tea brands is getting in on the trend with a brand new ice cream bar.
Called Lipton Tea Ice Tapioca Milk Tea Flavour, the new ice confection is a joint collaboration between Lipton and Saitama-based Akagi Dairy, which produces Japan’s top-selling frozen confection Gari Gari kun.
These two companies have combined their expertise in the tea and iced candy industries to create a bubble tea on a stick, using Lipton-brand tea leaves for their deep aroma and flavour.
Both layers are filled with the flavours of milk tea, but the star of the dessert lies in its centre, which is filled with black boba balls that retain their chewy texture even while frozen.
The crunchy, creamy, chewy tapioca milk tea ice cream hits with fans of bubble tea when it’s released nationwide since 18 November and it’s surprisingly tasty with a recommended retail price of 140 yen (US$1.29) plus tax, it’s an affordable dessert option to follow.
You can make rice with tapioca bubble tea as well as in recent months the drink has seen its popularity soaring in the country. The beverage is now basking in admiration from Instagram-savvy teenage girls and thirsty foodies. For those who love their daily dose of bubble tea, Lipton has released its very own boba-infused milk tea ice cream bar.
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